Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan met with the Taliban delegation led bytheir deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
The discussions focused on the progress in the Afghan peace process and theway forward, Khan’s office said.
In this meeting, Khan reiterated that there was no military solution to theconflict in Afghanistan, adding that the Intra-Afghan negotiations providea historic opportunity to the Afghan leaders for achieving durable peaceand stability through an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.
He expressed hope that the Afghan parties would continue to build on therecent positive developments in the peace negotiations.
Khan underscored Pakistan’s consistent support to an inclusive, broad-basedand comprehensive political settlement, the statement said, adding that healso underlined the need to be vigilant about the role of spoilers, whocontinue to make attempts to disrupt and derail the peace process.
He expressed concern over the high level of violence and called on allsides for reduction in violence leading to ceasefire.
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The Prime Minister highlighted that return of peace and stability inAfghanistan would provide a strong impetus to economic development,regional integration, and connectivity, benefitting Afghanistan and theregion.
The statement said that the Taliban delegation’s visit is part ofPakistan’s serious efforts to facilitate Afghan peace process to achieve apeaceful, stable, united, independent, sovereign and prosperous Afghanistan.
Taliban visited Islamabad after the peace negotiations in Doha were pausedfor 23 days aimed at holding consultations with their leaders about bothsides’ demands link that they shared verballywith each other.
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